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Originally Posted by SD987
TVC15:
I haven't had a tire "incident" yet, but being concerned about it is obviously one of the joys of 987 ownership, due to the lack of spare.
Did you even attempt to repair it using the materials (filler and pump (?), I believe) on-hand, if so, how did they work as a stop-gap? or did you get on the horn to a flat-bed straight-off?
Were you in the middle of nowhere, cursing Porsche's decision to drop the spare in favor of more trunk-space?
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I heard the hissing when i got home on a Friday night. I decided to wait until Sunday morning to deal with it. By morning it was flat.
I called the 2 dealers, was told they don't do tires, and one suggested i call Porsche roadside assistance. Got a nice guy in Florida who offered to flat bed it, made all the arrangements then inofmred me that they would only take it to the dealer.
I explained the dealer didn't do tires. He said that they would tow it to the tire store but only ** it was taken to the dealer and the dealer would have to issue the instruction to tow it to the tire store (!) Competely idiotic since the tire store is a half mile from my home and the dealer is 10 miles in the opposite direction. Said thanks, but no thanks to Porsche roadside.
Talked to the tire shop, they warned about using the gel; every trace of the gel must be removed (very difficult and no guarantee) or the tire can't be patched.
Called the auto club, and was told that no flatbeds were available until Monday (2 days). they sent a truck out with air, inflated the tire and i drove to the tire store.
All of this an I live the the middle of LA--can't imagine what would have happened if i had been in the middle of nowhere.
Sorry about the length probably much more than you wanted to know . . .